How to popularize the astronomical significance of beginning of autumn?

Beginning of autumn (English name: beginning of autumn) is 13 of the 24 solar terms. It is the first solar term in autumn, which marks the official start of Meng Qiu season, and usually indicates that the hot summer is about to pass and autumn is coming. The date is between August 7 and 9 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Beginning of autumn is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" in ancient times. People have the custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods and celebrating the harvest.

Chinese name

Beginning of Autumn

Foreign name

Beginning of Autumn

Representative significance

Autumn begins, and summer gets cold.

Climatic characteristics

Autumn tiger, and then the weather gets cold.

season

autumn

time

August 7th, 8th and 9th every year.

Sun position

The longitude of the sun 135.

Direct solar point

North latitude 16 19'

The previous solar term

Major Heat

The last solar term

The heat is over

Customized activities

Sun Qiujie, autumn busy meeting, autumn fat pasting

Customized food

Watermelon (eat autumn), green beans, peppers

rural activity

Prepare for soil preparation, fertilization and autumn sun.

Three monkeys

Cool breeze; White deer; Cicadas are chirping in autumn.

Health maintenance

Based on the principle of increasing income

attribute

Lunar July 24th solar terms.

Folk diet

There is a folk tradition that pays attention to autumn fat until autumn.